José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano was born 20 May 1935 is an Uruguayan politician, and President of Uruguay since 2010. A former guerrilla fighter and a member of the Broad Front coalition of left-wing parties, Mujica was Minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries from 2005 to 2008 and a Senator afterwards. As the candidate of the Broad Front, he won the 2009 presidential election and took office as President on 1 March 2010.

He has been described as "the world's 'poorest' president", as he donates around 90 percent of his $12,000 monthly salary to charities to benefit poor people and small entrepreneurs

Mujica's recent speech to the UN General Assembly denouncing excess and frivolity, also received global attention:
He may look like a working class grandfather, but 78-year-old Mujica is a man with a powerful message, a leader who is a one of a kind.

Also known as Pepe Mujica, he refused to move to the luxurious house the Uruguayan state provides for its leaders, and chose instead to stay in the modest home he shares with his senator wife in the capital.

His lifestyle and the fact that he donates 90 percent of his salary to charity has earned him the label 'the poorest president in the world'.

"Those who describe me so are the poor ones," he says. "My definition of poor are those who need too much. Because those who need too much are never satisfied."

Mujica is a man who practices the simplicity he preaches and never minces words, a style some of his countrymen criticise as unpresidential, but which makes him a hero to others.



http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/talktojazeera/2013/10/jose-mujica-i-earn-more-than-i-need-2013102294729420734.html

Nigerian leaders emula......... Hold on!! Iffa hear emulate

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Just enjoyed this story. Definitely what we need to advocate for our leaders-MODESTY

Before you start to throw stones to Nigerian leaders, first ask yourself/myself ''can I emulate this man?''. The answer is very obvious.
Oya, keep those stones down.

Hell no.

My definition of poor are those who need too much.. nice quote but not applicable here

9ice one.bt who wan emulate am 4 here.shey na madam wey go buy #255 million bulletproof car go donate im salary gv charity.i yimu 4 u.

All I can say is "This man has got style"!!! That's all